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The Supreme Court’s decision on the power of federal agencies versus courts will have various ripple effects on abortion policy in the country. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) The Supreme Court wrapped up its term at the beginning of July 2024 with a range of rulings that reshape everything...

Supreme Court’s blow to federal agencies’ power will likely weaken abortion rights

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Bucks County Beacon

Written by Amy Lieberman , The Conversation ; Jeff Inglis , The Conversation , and Naomi Schalit , The Conversation. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a president, including former President Donald Trump , “may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.”

Supreme Court Rules Trump Had Partial Immunity as President, but Not for Unofficial Acts

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Virginia State

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a collection of police incidents reported by local law enforcement...
The post Police Log, 7/10/2024 first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Police Log, 7/10/2024

Maine State

Governor Janet Mills swears in Dr. Alice Briones as Maine’s Chief Medical Examiner on July 16, 2024. (Official photo) Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Dr. Alice Briones was officially sworn-in as Maine’s new chief medical examiner on Monday. Briones, a Hampden native who graduated from the University of...

Gov. Mills signs in new chief medical examiner amid uptick in death investigations

Oregon State

Oregon's House Bill 3115, passed in 2021, says bars communities from imposing unreasonable restricts against public camping. (Getty Images) The widespread take on the June 28 U.S. Supreme Court decision sustaining Grants Pass restrictions on public camping was widely interpreted as kicking the issue, as it did with abortion in the Dobbs decision, to the states.

Legislation on homelessness should start with cities

Butler, PA

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is shown covered by U.S. Secret Service agents after an incident during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Thomas Matthew Crooks took his father’s AR-15, climbed a building near former President Donald Trump’s Saturday rally...

The amazing thing about the Trump shooting is that America was surprised at all

Bel Air, MD

MILWAUKEE – The brother of a Maryland woman whose 2023 murder has fanned the flames of immigration policy debate addressed a packed arena Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “Open borders are often portrayed as compassionate and virtuous,” said Michael Morin, 40, of Churchville. “But there...

Brother of Bel Air murder victim speaks at the Republican convention

Texas State

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. McALLEN — U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn hope to force Mexico to comply with a decades old water treaty....

With new legislation, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn aim to pressure Mexico to send water to Texas

Wisconsin State

Kenosha, WI

The Kenosha man seeking a new investigation of his son’s death at the hands of police two decades ago is pursuing his goal through an unprecedented strategy: Deploying a Wisconsin agency that was established to represent the interests of crime victims. Michael M. Bell’s longtime ally, retired Kenosha police...

Effort to reopen investigation of 20-year-old police killing takes a novel turn

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Ocilla, GA

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

South Carolina State

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Manatees are back in Lowcountry waters and residents in the coastal areas of South Carolina should be particularly alert while boating and please report sightings of these gentle giants to SCDNR.

Manatees are back in South Carolina coastal waters

Tennessee State

John Cole's Tennessee: It's getting hot in here. After an attempt on Donald Trump's life, some national political leaders are calling for dialing back the temperature on hostile political language.

John Cole’s Tennessee: It’s getting hot in here.

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DOJ asks federal court to stay Alabama transgender care lawsuit

A transgender flag sits on the grass during the \"Trans Youth Prom\" outside of the U.S. Capitol building on May 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna...

A transgender flag sits on the grass during the "Trans Youth Prom" outside of the U.S. Capitol building on May 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna...

DOJ asks federal court to stay Alabama transgender care lawsuit

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